Hellboy II: The Golden Army

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army

PG-13

2008

2h 0m

Action

Fantasy

Sci-Fi

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Hellboy (Ron Perlman), his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz (Selma Blair), and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), face their biggest battle when an underworld prince (Luke Goss) plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient army of killing machines to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.

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Critics Consensus

Guillermo del Toro crafts a stellar comic book sequel, boasting visuals that are as imaginative as the characters are endearing.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Dec 8, 2014

This, like the first Hellboy, is del Toro on holiday in Hollywood, having as much fun as he can without totally compromising his considerable powers of invention.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Dec 8, 2014

4/5

Hellboy II is fabulously imaginative, visually sumptuous and dramatically complex; what's more, it's very funny and engaging.

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Jonathan Romney

Independent (UK)

Dec 8, 2014

The film's exuberance, and the sense that it's all one big gimmick-packed action toy, give Hellboy II: The Golden Army a refreshing cinematic purity.

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Fico Cangiano

CineXpress Podcast

Jul 30, 2021

3.5/5

Full of imaginative creatures and settings, Del Toro lets loose on this fun sequel that improves what came before. Ron Perlman is perfect as the cocky hero with a heart. [Full review in Spanish}

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 28, 2020

7/10

There's still too much posing for the camera, but the introduction of dozens of new fantastical deviations drowns out the typical overdose of heroic photo stances.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 10, 2020

3.0/4.0

The rarest of sequels that is actually better than its predecessor.

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Roger S

@RT66529725 Sep 6, 2026

I was stunned to know Del Toro directed this. He should have put some common sense into it. This movie was good until Hellhoy got the life threatening wound. Then ‘blind’ illogical love takes over. The water head man-fish also jumped in to sacrifice the whole world to save the one he just fell in love with. It’s an illogical love story. Special effects were great but from middle to end of movie the ‘do anything to save my love’ including releasing the immortal golden army onto the world and only Hollywood saved the world right at the end when it didn’t matter coz the ridiculous illogical love for one person outweighs the deaths of countless others. Including them coz how could the villain not know that he will die if his twin sister dies too. He would have captured her with no sharp objects nearby. Sorry but the story line was like that vampire high school students and their werewolf enemies Twilight (top 10 worst tv series in history)

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Solo Dolo K

@RT59285916 Jul 8, 2026

Alway's a good classic

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shane O

@Shanes_DVD_Shack Apr 27, 2026

I don’t like it as much as the first one , some of the charm of the first film just isn’t in this one . But over all it’s a good movie. The story get a little lost at times. But over all a good watch . I do wish there was a third film to finish the story

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Enrique R.

@NostalgicNerd Apr 25, 2026

One of my favorite movies of all time! I love this movie and I’ve seen it 2000 times. Ron Perlman as Hellboy is awesome and he has lots of humor. Same as Doug Jones, man. He is great as Abe, and this might be his best work with Del Toro alongside with Pan’s Labyrinth. But, Guillermo Del Toro does not play, he does great with the editing, the direction, the visuals. The action sequences are well choreographed. The villain was interesting. But, overall, I got to give Hellboy II: The Golden Army an A+ or a 10/10.

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Michael A

@Tomato547 Jan 20, 2026

This movie is a great sequel to a somewhat already great first movie! It does well what 1 also does well! Highly recommend it!

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Felix M

@00euclid Jan 18, 2026

No notes for this one either

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Synopsis

Hellboy (Ron Perlman), his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz (Selma Blair), and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), face their biggest battle when an underworld prince (Luke Goss) plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient army of killing machines to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Richardson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Dark Horse Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Sci-Fi Action|Violence)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 11, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $75.8M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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